SAP Labs Bulgaria

SAP Labs Bulgaria

SAP Labs Bulgaria is a key contributor to SAP's strategy, developing significant parts of the SAP Cloud Platform. For its 18-years history, SAP Labs Bulgaria has established itself as a preferred employer in the IT sector in Bulgaria. Our company has a remarkable culture of openness and collaboration. In our offices, you can count on a friendly environment and a positive atmosphere.

Modern, Friendly, and Shaping Innovation

SAP Labs Bulgaria is a technology-focused development center and plays a key role in the defining and developing the SAP Cloud Platform. More than 75% of the teams work on Cloud-related projects. With its more than 830 professionals, SAP Labs Bulgaria also has strong contributions towards life-cycle management, user interface & experience across the broader portfolio of SAP products. We're proud to have pioneered the lean approach and agile methodologies in software development in Bulgaria.

Since 2017 the teams are located in two modern office buildings, fully equipped and reflective of the preferences and needs of our employees. The working environment is team-friendly, with state-of-the-art and ergonomic furniture, writable walls around the offices, plenty of cheerful meeting rooms, suitable for virtual or live meetings big or small, phone booths, a gym, table tennis and football rooms, a kids’ room, and much more.

People are not the greatest 'asset' of a company, assets depreciate with time. People become more and more valuable over the years as they become more experienced and gain additional skills. Providing our colleagues with a top-quality office environment is only one of the aspects of our appreciation and respect to them. Now, with the digitalization of the world, the only big differentiator a company could have is its people.

Benefits

Our social benefits package includes health and accident insurance, support for sport and health activities, sport facilities in the office, subsidy for a car or bike, appreciation and employee assistance programs, buddy program for new employees, support for significant life events like having a child, encouraging work-life balance through different initiatives, mobile phone and plan, and much more.

Learning and development

SAP Labs Bulgaria offers many opportunities for learning and development and has an established learning culture with well-defined, transparent, and simple processes. We support experienced internal trainers who deliver trainings on technical and soft skills, in addition to all the other training offerings – virtual trainings, attending conferences, peer-to-peer exchange, coaching and mentoring programs, that SAP offers globally.

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Awards received in 2017

Best Employer

SAP Labs Bulgaria has been recognized as a "Best Employer in Bulgaria" among middle-size and large companies according to AON Hewitt in 2017, 2014, 2012, 2008 and 2006.

Top ICT Employer 2017

The ranking is based on a survey, filled in by at least 1/3 of the employees in every company. The research was made among the companies in the ICT and Outsourcing industry.

#1 in Forbes “Work for the society”

First place in the “Work for the Society”category in the Forbes magazine awards in 2016.

Leader in the Software Industry

SAP is recognized as leader in the “Software Industry” in the ranking for the biggest companies in Bulgaria, K100 – in 2012, 2013 and 2014’ and even ranked second place in 2015 and fourth in 2016 and 2017.

Largest Corporate Donor

We are recognized as having the “Highest Contribution Through Employees’ Voluntary Work” for two consecutive years – 2015 and 2016. The award has been given as a recognition from the Donation forum in Bulgaria.

Making a difference

What makes SAP in Bulgaria special is our strong culture of volunteering and sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility policy. In 2017, our colleagues have spent a grand total of 8,965 hours in voluntary work in different projects and causes. All our activities for Corporate Social Responsibility have directly impacted over 8,750 people.

“Robotics for Bulgaria” Program

SAP supports the development of LEGO robotics. In 2015, the“Robotics for Bulgaria” program began, enhancing our long-standing support in this initiative. The program aims to boost the interest of students in science and technology, while simultaneously providing them with an opportunity for teamwork. Mentor teams (consisting of two teachers working at the same school) receive support for establishing robotics teams in their schools.

Close to IT Education

SAP supports several educational initiatives in Bulgaria that target children in 4th grade to students during their 4th year in university. The initiatives help students get better IT education and to be more successful in their career development. A community of SAP colleagues, on a voluntary basis, organizes various activities such as - student practices, programming schools, university courses, and scholarship programs.

Scholarship program Study iT First

The aim of the scholarship program Study iT First is to support IT students in the beginning of their higher education. Receiving mentorship from an experienced professional from the field of software development can help the students with developing practical projects, discovering additional sources of information and courses.

“Knowledge for Success” Program

The program “Knowledge for Success” supports initiatives, which are aimed at developing young people with limited access to financial and educational resources. The program’s main purpose is to present opportunities for career development and counseling for students during their secondary education, and to transform the school library into a place that stimulates the desire for learning, and enhancing the students’ performance.

SAP GeekyCamp

SAP GeekyCamp is a programming school for high-school students. Lecturers are volunteers from the company. Participation in the school is free, and 85 students have attended the school so far. Participants are pre-selected based on an online test that covers programming, mathematics, algorithms, and logical tasks. The intensive training covers the basic knowledge needed to develop an assigned project. The students develop their ideas with a mentor from SAP.

Month of Service

Every SAP employee has the opportunity to spend one work day volunteering each year. Our colleagues mostly use their voluntary day during our Month of Service initiative and go volunteering together with their teams. The activities are different, ranging from painting kindergartens, building and improving eco-gardens, helping the elderly prepare for winter, and many other activities. In 2016, 242 colleagues participated in the initiative.

Be Active for Nature

During the summer of 2017 we organized a local challenge to walk 378 km over the course of two months, which equals the length of Bulgarian seacoast. For every colleague who walked this distance, the company sponsored the planting of 10 trees. The results: 50 million steps and 1022 trees were planted by colleagues during their day for voluntary work.

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